Historical figures in 1924

The atlas holds 23 people and 51 moments here, in 1924. The most recorded lives are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Franz Kafka and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders.

Notable people

1. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1924

   7 moments here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

2. Franz Kafka

   in 1924

   7 moments here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

3. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1924

   5 moments here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

4. Gabriela Mistral

   in 1924

   4 moments here

   Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

5. George Orwell

   in 1924

   3 moments here

   George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

6. Ho Chi Minh

   in 1924

   3 moments here

   Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

7. Charlie Chaplin

   in 1924

   2 moments here

   English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1924

   2 moments here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

9. Mao Zedong

   in 1924

   2 moments here

   Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…

10. Jimmy Carter

    in 1924

    2 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

11. Golda Meir

    in 1924

    2 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

12. Adolf Hitler

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

13. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

14. Joseph Stalin

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

15. Winston Churchill

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

16. Salvador Dalí

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

17. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

18. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

19. Albert Camus

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

20. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

21. Le Corbusier

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

22. George H. W. Bush

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

23. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

Moments

1. 1924 Scholarship school near Algiers Albert Camus
2. 1924 Occupation-army posting in Mainz Charles de Gaulle
3. 1924 Films The Gold Rush in the Truckee mountains Charlie Chaplin
4. 1924 Return to Paris Ernest Hemingway
5. 1924 Educational-reform lecture at Columbia Gabriela Mistral
6. 1924 First European journey: France Gabriela Mistral
7. 1924 First European journey: Italy Gabriela Mistral
8. 1924 First European journey: Madrid Gabriela Mistral
9. 1924 Frontier outpost at Myaungmya George Orwell
10. 1924 Police posting at Syriam George Orwell
11. 1924 Sub-divisional police officer at Twante George Orwell
12. 1924 Brief residence in Tel Aviv Golda Meir
13. 1924 Family residence in Jerusalem Golda Meir
14. 1924 Comintern assignment in Canton Ho Chi Minh
15. 1924 Lenin's funeral Ho Chi Minh
16. 1924 Entered the École normale supérieure Jean-Paul Sartre
17. 1924 Childhood in Archery Jimmy Carter
18. 1924 Return from second European trip Jorge Luis Borges
19. 1924 First KMT Congress Mao Zedong
20. 1924 Return to Shaoshan Mao Zedong
21. 1924 Imprisoned in Girona Salvador Dalí
22. 1924 Died at Gorki Vladimir Lenin
23. 1924 Moves into Chartwell Winston Churchill
24. 1924 Moves to Berlin-Zehlendorf Franz Kafka
25. 1924 Returns to his parents in Prague Franz Kafka
26. 1924 Enters the Wienerwald sanatorium Franz Kafka
27. 1924 Makes his last outing Franz Kafka
28. 1924 Moves to Hoffmann’s sanatorium Franz Kafka
29. 1924 Transferred to Vienna’s laryngology clinic Franz Kafka
30. 1924 Received in Shanghai Rabindranath Tagore
31. 1924 Meets Lakoba at the Thirteenth Party Congress Joseph Stalin
32. 1924 Birthday at Peking Normal University Rabindranath Tagore
33. 1924 Dies at Kierling Franz Kafka
34. 1924 Birth in Milton George H. W. Bush
35. 1924 Fifth Comintern Congress Ho Chi Minh
36. 1924 Lectures at Tokyo Imperial University Rabindranath Tagore
37. 1924 Returns publicly at Democratic convention Franklin Delano Roosevelt
38. 1924 Lays the Dumlupınar memorial foundation Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
39. 1924 35 rue de Sèvres studio Le Corbusier
40. 1924 Arrives in Trabzon aboard Hamidiye Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
41. 1924 Calls at Giresun and Ordu Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
42. 1924 Reaches Erzurum Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
43. 1924 Returns to Amasya on the eastern tour Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
44. 1924 Visits Rize Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
45. 1924 First visits Warm Springs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
46. 1924 Birth at Wise Sanitarium Jimmy Carter
47. 1924 Visits Kars Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
48. 1924 Marries Lita Grey in Mexico Charlie Chaplin
49. 1924 Arrives in Buenos Aires Rabindranath Tagore
50. 1924 Recuperates at Villa Miralrío Rabindranath Tagore

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